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    Taco Time

    2.5 (64 reviews)
    InexpensiveMexican
    Closed 10:00 am - 10:00 pm
    Updated 3 weeks ago

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    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Dogs allowed
    Good for groups

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    Sorry White Center Taco Time u earned this one.
    Vinny C.

    Unbelievable! I ordered a beef tostada salad, two crisp burritos (one chicken one beef), 1 medium tater fry. When I get home (10-15 minutes) we ended up with 2 SOGGY BURRITOS, MEDIUM COLD TATER FRIES and a 3-4 INCH HAIR IN MY BEEF TOSTADA SALAD. As a long time local, I definitely will not be coming back here nor recommend this location. Sorry White Center Taco Time, you earned this review. One too many not so much moments. I should have stuck with old faithful in W. Seattle.

    This is the chicken taco salad.
    Cheryl C.

    Always a go to for me. Friendly staff, clean inside, great food. It's hard to have 85 words to post.

    Eric W.

    Having grown up on Taco Time from my first experience at their Nothgate location in the mid 70s, Taco Time has always been my go-to. I'll always have great memories about how everything was hand made, they even deep fried all their own taco shells and taco salad bowls, you could smell a taco time for blocks away. The hot sauce so good one could drink it straight. I went through the drive thru 2 days ago and what I received was basically dog food. A crispy chicken burrito that was under cook as well as the Mexifries which I received cold and mushy. Just look at the lack of browning/cooking in the pictures. I took a couple of bites and had to toss it and make dinner. I won't be giving TT any more of my $$$ and I haven't had the best of meals served out of this location. I'm starting to think that taco time is on its way out. Because it's checked-out. Well, It's with a heavy heart that I announce the death of Taco Time. taco time passed away kicking and screaming but surrounded by longtime customers and new patrons alike after a long battle with inconsistencies and lack of integrity. Since Taco Time has passed on, you should pass on Taco Time. Save yourself the disappointment. This place sucks anymore.

    my baja fish taco is falling apart and the girl that bagged my food W/O gloves wiped the excess sour with her finger  from the sourcream cup
    APRIL H.

    Update! To Brandon I did put my concern through to tacotimenw.com and was in contact with Amy M relations coordinator and she never followed through with what she said she'd be doing for me so at this point I am extremely disappointed with Taco Time NW. I have emails between her and I that I can share with you and others too if you'd like to see proof that the ball has been dropped within this situation. As of 12/29 was my last message that I re-sent because I heard nothing back from Amy Myles.

    Found in wife's burrito: https://www.yelp.com/biz/taco-time-seattle-16?hrid=iKhF38VC74ib_5Hipo1W1A
    Joe S.

    Some years ago this location was fine and as good as any other Taco Time, but it's gone to total crap over the past few years. This it the closest location to us, and I'm never going there again. No one else should either, because the complaints here on this Yelp page have been non-stop for most of this year but it just keeps getting worse. Obviously Taco Time has abandoned this location so we should too. The orders are annoying just wrong or very wrong consistently, and it's getting worse, and then tonight, they managed to screw up my son's order twice in one order, and my wife's once... ...and each had Mystery Food Items added to their order. Like IN the food. My son's order was easy -- kid's chicken nuggets with Mexi-fries. Oops, except he just got two boxes of Mexi-fries. Oh, and his ranch cup had a mystery vegetable chunk in it. My wife had the classic chicken burrito, which comes with pinto beans. It had this weird chewy black pea-shaped thing, which maybe is a messed up... black bean? I have no idea; it's disgusting. It went in her mouth. What the hell is it? I have no idea. I left it on the paper towel and put it in the fridge in a baggie for safe keeping. Taco Time, this location, has totally fallen apart and corporate doesn't seem to give a damn. They need to clean house BAD. Sorry. I'm also going to call the King County Department of Health on Monday. If Taco Time responds to this with the nice comments they leave telling people to go to their feedback site: I already did. I gave you the link to this review. I mailed your info@ address too. How about you just FIX this place? Is the management there like protected or something? You know what's broken. Fix it.

    Nacho Plate with Mexi Fries (Tater Tots)
    Peter N.

    This is what I consider the 'fancy' Taco Bell. Everyone here is so kind and they actually bring the food out to your table! I ordered their nacho plate with a side of mexi fries (tater tots). They were both enjoyable but what blew me away the most was how cheap everything was for the quality of food that I received. I spent less than $8 and could not even finish the food! Definitely recommend!

    This tiny thing with 3 strips of lettuce passes as a chicken taco salad now??

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